Ordination à huis clos On the morning of Saturday, June 13, 2020, full rain clouds filled the skies as the deacons to be, processed to the Chapel in masks and gloves with the ordaining prelate, Mgr. Jean Salomon Lezoutié, Bishop of the diocese of Yopougon in Côte d'Ivoire. The ominous nature of
Jesuits mourn the passing of former Superior General- Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, SJ
“A man of grace and wisdom, simple, unpretentious, dedicated” May 20, 2020 - The Jesuit General Curia in Rome today announced that former Superior General, Fr. Adolfo Nicolás died, today, in Tokyo, Japan. He was a member of the Jesuit community of Loyola House in Kamishakujii, and had been ill for
International Catholic Community Chaplaincy (ICCC) Response to COVID-19: The Success Story of the Social Outreach Ministry
The Social Outreach Ministry of the ICC Chaplaincy (ICCC) is the charity organ of this Catholic chaplaincy. Comprising of 12 lay members drawn from the 170 Catholic nationalities, who constitute the ICC Chaplaincy – Nigerians, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Ghanaians, Americans, Brazilians, and many
Living the UAP in the light of the challenges presented by COVID-19
In a follow up webinar, Fr. General engages Jesuits and our collaborators around the world on our attitude and approach to confront the health challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic. You can read the full text below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8xI3rLwstI Fr. Arturo Sosa,
An Act of Service
Diaconate Ordination of Evans Appiah, S.J. On Saturday 27th April 2019 - Evans Appiah, SJ joined 20 others, comprising 16 Jesuits and 4 Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, to be ordained deacons at the Institut de Théologie de la Compagnie de Jesus (ITCJ), Abidjan. The Mass, which
The Tale of an Eloquent Jesuit Peasant
Final Vows of Fr. Evaristus Ekwueme, SJ Wednesday of the fourth week of Lent, 2019. It was the third day of the month of April. You could hardly tell that it was Lenten season in the Chapel of the Holy Name at Arrupe Jesuit University. It was a regular Wednesday community Mass for the Jesuits, but
To be with Jesus in order to serve him
Final Vows of Fr. Edmund Agorhom, SJ Two white buses drove into the Holy Cross Brothers parking lot. One of the coaches brought students of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) College of Education, Cape Coast, Ghana. The other bus had the boys’ choir from St. Augustine’s College, Cape Coast. Fr. Edmund
Have you read what you are about to sign?
Final Vows of Fr. Ikechukwu Chidolue, SJ and Fr. Chikere Ugwanyi, SJ Tuesday, 19 March 2019 - It was a beautiful evening. Priests and religious, students and parishioners, friends and family made their way to the Divine Physician and St. Luke Catholic Chaplaincy (LUTH) Idi-Araba, Lagos to witness